Central America Volcanic Arc 

graphical representation of a subduction zone

The Central America Volcanic Arc (often abbreviated to CAVA) is a chain of volcanoes which extends along the Pacific coast line of the Central American Isthmus, from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, up to Panama. This volcanic arc is formed by an active subduction zone along the western boundary of the Caribbean Plate.


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References

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Mann, Paul; Robert D. Rogers, Lisa Gahagan (2007). "Overview of plate tectonic history and its unresolved tectonic problems", in Bundschuh, Jochen & Guillermo E. Alvarado (Eds): Central America: Geology, Resources and Hazards (pdf), Taylor & Francis, 205-241. ISBN 978-0415416474. 
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